An Ivy League-educated geologist said Thursday that one possible culprit behind the sinkhole problem in North Jersey is water. Timothy Bechtel, the director of science outreach and a senior ...

The third sinkhole since December has opened up on Interstate 80 in north New Jersey, adding even more closures and headaches to the region. The 15-by-15-foot sinkhole opened up just after 5 p.m ...

Sinkholes likely resulting from collapsing vestiges of New Jersey’s long-shuttered iron mining industry are causing historical headaches for state officials—now closing one heavily used ...

She also lives across the street from a detour that was put in place since a series of sinkholes suddenly opened up on I-80 — the third and most recent on the westbound lane near the Route 15 ...

Same state, different highway hole. A gaping sinkhole opened up on a different New Jersey highway Friday — days after a third formed just miles away along Interstate 80 since December and threw ...

Now a new and perhaps even more vexing concern has emerged: Highway sinkholes stemming from long-abandoned mines. Three sinkholes have opened up along I-80 in Wharton since late December.

Portions of Interstate 80 in Morris County have been closed for four months due to sinkholes. Timothy Bechtel, a senior professor of geosciences at Franklin & Marshall College, said precipitation ...